Cool Videos: Guillermo del Toro’s 1991 Alka Seltzer commercial

Really this video needs no more context or description than what’s already include in the article’s headline but I’ll help fill in the blanks a little bit. This is, indeed, a Mexican commercial that Guillermo del Toro directed in 1991 for Alka Seltzer. In the clip, del Toro himself stars as a businessman (who bears a passing resemblance to Seth Rogen) seemingly have some gastrointestinal issues during a big meeting. As he excuses himself, in true Guillermo fashion, said issues turn the man into a werewolf. The only thing that can calm him? The effervescence of Alka Seltzer and its speedy relief.

I’ll get out of your way now to see what one of our most original and creative directors was doing back in the early-90s while I was awkwardly making my way through middle school.